First of all, I am not a huge fan of cars. Never was, never am and never will be. Next, I am a huge fan of Vin Diesel. I've watched him in Boiler Room, Riddick and XXX, and yeah, he was okay. But he is definitely better than Dwanye Johnson in my book. Third, I've only watched the first 2 of the Fast and Furious series, and I've lost interest since. To me, the first one was the best because of...quite simply put, Vin Diesel. Eventhough I don't really like cars, given that I am a big fan of Vin Diesel, therefore in my opinion, what made the first movie so awesome was Vin Diesel. Imagine my disappointment when he wasn't in the main cast in the 2nd and 3rd Fast Furious movies. I didn't even bother watching the Fast Furious: Tokyo Drift. Dear friends, this is a review of the latest Fast and Furious.

So, how does the movie fair? Pretty good actually. First, let us talk about the racing scene. The racing scenes are breathtaking, pure awesomenage. A lot of computer enhanced scenes but awesome nonetheless. I know shit about cars so I can't really talk about them. Overall, the racing scenes are extremely well done. My favorite was at the beginning of the film when Vin Diesel avoided a tumbling explosive oil tanker by...get this...driving underneath it! How fake was that...and totally awesome as well!

Next, the storyline. The storyline is decent, with the friends on the opposite sides of the law and how much are they willing to sacrifice for each other cliche. I guess the plot is just a cookie cutter and the acting is okay. Vin Diesel was just being Vin Diesel... which is a total badass. Besides that, he brings nothing new to the table. Oh yah, he did try to portray sad-boyfirend-emo-who-punches-everything but thank God the shtick died off quickly. Vin Diesel should just stick at doing what he does best, which is being a badass. Paul Walker and the other crews...well, I have no love for them. They are just average at best and are not memorable at all.

So, what's the verdict? It was a good movie to me, but not great. However, it is the best Fast and Furious and it provides great entertainment value. Not a deep movie but fairly entertaining.

Final score: 3/5